foNETiks
A network newsletter
for the International Phonetic Association
and for the Phonetic Sciences
October 2001
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Editors:
Linda Shockey, University of Reading, UK
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Gerry Docherty, University of Newcastle, UK
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Paul Foulkes, University of York, UK
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Lisa Lim, National University of Singapore
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
(New ones marked **)
(date of first appearance follows)
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6 - 8 October 2001. Workshop on Early Phonological Acquisition.
Carry-le-Rouet, Marseilles, France.
http://www.lscp.net/persons/peperkamp/workshop.html (05/01)
7 - 10 October 2001. XXVII Deutscher Romanistentag. Muenchen.
<[log in to unmask]> (10/00)
***11 - 13 October 2001. Phonetics-Phonology Interface, ZAS,
Berlin [log in to unmask] (10-01)
11 - 14 October 2001. New Ways of Analyzing Variation 30.
Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. http://www.ncsu.edu/linguistics/nwav;
<[log in to unmask]> (03/01)
22 - 24 October 2001. Prosody and Speech Recognition 2001:
Prosody in Speech Recognition and Understanding. Molly Pitcher
Inn, Red Bank, NJ.
http://ssli.ee.washington.edu/conferences/prosody/ (08/01)
29 - 31 October 2001. SPECOM-2001. Moscow, Russia.
<[log in to unmask]> (06/01)
3 - 7 December 2001. 142nd Meeting of the Acoustical Society of
America. Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
http://asa.aip.org/meetings.html; <[log in to unmask]> (12/00)
9 - 13 December 2001. 2001 International Workshop on Automatic
Speech Recognition and Understanding. Madonna di Campiglio
(Trento), Italy. http://asru01.itc.it/ (08/01)
11 - 13 December 2001. IRCS Workshop on Linguistic Databases.
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA.
http://www.ldc.upenn.edu/annotation/database/ (05/01)
13 - 15 December 2001. XII Giornate GFS-AIA (Gruppo di Fonetica
Sperimentale - Associazione Italiana di Acustica): La fonetica
acustica come strumento di analisi della variazione linguistica in
Italia (Acoustic phonetics as a tool for the analysis of linguistic
variation in Italy). Macerata, Italy. http://www.unimc.it/gfs2001/;
<[log in to unmask]> (07/01)
27 February - 1 March 2002. PHONOLOGICAL ACQUISITION IN
A MULTILINGUAL CONTEXT Workshop at the 24th Annual
Meeting of the DGfS (German Linguistics Association).
http://www.dgfs-home.de/DGfS-
Mitteilungen/MIT53WWW/mit53www.html (09/01) (see further
information below)
27 February - 1 March 2002. Prosody - Regional Variation, Social
Variation, and Multilingualism. Workshop at the 24th Annual
Meeting of the DGfS (German Linguistics Association). Mannheim,
Germany. http://www.dgfs-home.de/DGfS-
Mitteilungen/MIT53WWW/mit53www.html (08/01)
21 - 23 March 2002, III ieme JOURNEES d'ETUDES
LINGUISTIQUES NANTES (FRANCE), III rd LINGUISTIC STUDIES
WORKSHOP NANTES (FRANCE) "UNIVERSAUX SONORES" /
"SOUND UNIVERSALS" (09/01) (See further information below)
25 - 27 March 2002. 2002 Colloquium of the British Association of
Academic Phoneticians (BAAP). Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
(08/01)
8 - 10 April 2002. Temporal Integration of Speech, ISCA Workshop.
Aix-en-Provence, France. http://www.lpl.univ-aix.fr/~tips/;
<[log in to unmask]> (06/01) (10-01)
11-13 April 2002. SPEECH PROSODY 2002. Aix-en-Provence,
France. http://www.lpl.univ-aix.fr/projects/aix02/sp2002.htm;
<[log in to unmask]> (08/01)
***3 - 5 May, 2002. Contrast in Phonology, U. Toronto.
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3 - 7 June 2002. 143rd Meeting of the Acoustical Society of
America. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
http://asa.aip.org/meetings.html; <[log in to unmask]> (12/00)
17 - 20 September 2002. ICSLP-2002: 7th International Conference
on Spoken Language Processing. Denver, USA.
http://cslr.colorado.edu/icslp2002/ (08/01)
2 - 6 December 2002. Joint Meeting: 144th Meeting of the
Acoustical Society of America, 3rd Iberoamerican Acoustics and
9th Mexican Congress on Acoustics. Cancun, Mexico.
http://asa.aip.org/cancun.html (12/00)
3-9 August 2003. ICPhS 2003: 15th International Conference of
Phonetic Sciences. Barcelona, Spain. http://shylock.uab.es/icphs/
(08/01)
1 - 4 September 2003. EUROSPEECH'2003 - 8th European
Conference on Speech Communication and Technology. Geneva,
Switzerland. http://www.isca-speech.org/conferences.html (actual
website under construction) (08/01)
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CONFERENCES & WORKSHOPS
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Dear colleague,
We would like to remind you that the 15th International Conference of
Phonetic Sciences will be held in Barcelona, August 3-9, 2003.
For preliminary information, please visit the ICPhS 2003 website at
http://shylock.uab.es/icphs/
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The 15th ICPhS Organizing Committee
Daniel Recasens, UAB
Maria Josep Sole, UAB
Joaquin Romero, URV
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The Second International Conference on Contrast in Phonology
(May 3-5, 2002 - University of Toronto)
Special Theme: The Role of Perception in the Acquisition and
Maintenance of Contrast
CALL FOR PAPERS
Abstracts are invited for 20-minute papers (plus ten minutes
discussion) and for posters on the theme of the conference, the role
of contrast in phonology. Abstracts on the special theme, The Role of
Perception in the Acquisition and Maintenance of Contrast, are
especially welcome.
Abstracts
- One page maximum (examples and references can be on a second page)
- Include name(s) and affiliations of author(s), e-mail address to which
correspondence should be addressed, snail-mail address, student status
- Indicate whether the abstract is to be considered for the main session,
the poster session, or whether you would like it to be considered for both
sessions.
- An award will be given for the outstanding student abstract.
- Abstracts must be submitted electronically to [log in to unmask]
(pdf or Word attachments only).
For more information, see our web site:
http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~contrast/
Abstract submission
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
Deadline date for abstract submission: December 12, 2001
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Deuxieme colloque international sur le contraste en phonologie
(le 3-5 Mai, 2002 - University of Toronto)
Theme special: Le role de la perception dans l'acquisition et la
preservation des contrastes.
APPEL DE COMMUNICATIONS
Priere d'envoyer des resumes pour une communication orale de
20mn (plus une periode de questions de 10 mn) ou pour une seance
d'affichage portant sur l'un ou l'autre aspect du colloque. Les
resumes pour le theme special, le role de la perception dans
l'acquisition et la preservation des contrastes, sont
particulerement les bienvenus.
Resumes:
- Une page maximum (les exemples et la bibliographie peuvent etre
sur une deuxieme page).
- Inclure le(s) nom(s) et affiliation(s) de chaque auteur, l'adresse
electronique et postale ou la correspondance sera acheminee, le statut
(etudiant, enseignant, etc.).
- Preciser si le resume devrait etre evalue pour la session
principale, la seance d'affichage ou les deux.
- Un prix recompensera le meilleur resume soumis par un(e) etudiant(e).
Les resumes doivent etre soumis par courrier electronique (documment
annexe en format pdf ou word) l'adresse suivante:
[log in to unmask]
Pour de plus amples renseignements, visitez notre site internet:
http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~contrast/
Date limite pour la soumission d'un resume: 12 decembre 2001.
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Conference on the Phonetics-Phonology Interface
11-13 October 2001
ZAS, Berlin, room 006, Jagerstr. 10/11
The Program
Thursday, 11 October
14:00-15:00 Ian Maddieson (University of California at Berkeley)
Typological patterns-geographical distribution and phonetic explanation
15:00-15:35 Lisa Lavoie (MIT)
Subphonemic consonant variation
15:35-16:00 Coffee Break
16:00-16:35 Nathalie Vallee, Louis-Jean Bo, Jean-Luc Schwartz & Pierre
Badin (Institut de la Communication Parlee, CNRS, Universite Stendhal)
The weight of substance in phonological structures of the world's languages
16:35-17:10 Hansook Choi (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Acoustic cues for the Korean stop contrast; cross-dialectal variation
17:10-17:45 Bushra A. Zawaydeh & Kenneth J. de Jong (Dictaphone, an L&H
Company, Burlington, Mass. and Indiana University)
Arabic uvularization patterns and a phonology of contrast expression
Friday, 12 October
9:30-10:30 Edward Flemming (Stanford University)
Vowel reduction and duration-dependent undershoot
10:30-11:05 Joaquin Romero (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona)
Temporal reduction effects in diachronic change: rhotacism
11:05-11:30 Coffee Break
11:30-12:05 Hyunsook Kang, Jeong-Im Han & Un-il Baik (Hanyang University,
Konkuk University, Hanyang University)
Tapping in Korean dialects
12:05-12:40 Jonathan Barnes (University of California at Berkeley)
Syllable-weight isochrony and speech timing in Turkish
12:40-14:30 Lunch
14:30-15:05 Kenneth de Jong, Byung-Jin Lim & Kyoko Nagao (Indiana University)
The interaction of syllabification and voicing perception in American English
15:05-15:40 Rachid Ridouane (CNRS-Université Paris 3)
Syllabification in Tashlhiyt Berber, phonetic and phonological arguments
15:40-16:15 Zoe Toft (SOAS, University of London)
>From phonetics to phonology and back again: syllabic consonants in Southern
British English
16:15-16:30 Coffee Break
16:30-17:30 Janet Pierrehumbert (Northwestern University)
Beyond contrast and ease
Saturday, 13 October
9:30-10:30 Carlos Gussenhoven (University of Nijmegen)
Why Schleifton causes monophthongization
10:30-11:05 Steve Winters (The Ohio State University)
Perceptual influences on patterns in place assimilation: a case study
11:05-11:30 Coffee Break
11:30-12:05 Jeff Mielke (The Ohio State University)
Turkish /h/ deletion: evidence for the interplay of speech perception and
phonology
12:05-12:40 Marie-Helene Cte (Universite d'Ottawa)
The role of perception in the resolution of consonant clusters
12:40-14:30 Lunch
14:30-15:30 Paul Boersma (University of Amsterdam)
How to learn phonetic richness if surface representations are poor
15:30-16:05 Marianne Pouplier & Louis Goldstein (Haskins Laboratories & Yale
University)
Asymmetries in speech errors: production, perception and underspecification
16:05-16:20 Coffee Break
16:20-17:15 Daniel Recasens (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona & Institut
d'Estudis Catalans, Barcelona)
Phonetic correlates of syllable position in heterosyllabic consonant
clusters. Implications for sound change
17:15-17:50 John Harris (University College London)
The phonological value of noise
Alternates:
1. ^rka ^imeckov (Palacky University Olomouc)
Trilled r in Czech and Serbian
2. Georgios Tserdanelis (The Ohio State University)
Segmental correlates of prosodic and syntactic parsing; evidence from Greek
sandhi
3. Bertus van Rooy & Gerhard B. van Huyssteen (Potchefstroom University,
South Africa)
Diphthongs and stress placement in Black South African English
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2nd call for communications
TEMPORAL INTEGRATION IN THE PERCEPTION OF SPEECH
ISCA International Tutorial and Research Workshop
Aix-en-Provence, France, 8-10 April 2002
mailto:[log in to unmask]
http://www.lpl.univ-aix.fr/~tips
OVERVIEW
The workshop will aim to get researchers from different fields
discussing their views on current issues in speech perception. The
workshop's unifying focus is temporal integration of different types
of sensory information in the perception and understanding of
speech. Central questions concern the dynamics of speech perception,
especially how the listener combines short-domain and long-domain
acoustic cues to a phonemic distinction, and the nature of the
perceptual "glue" that allows different chunks of acoustic information
to hold together as the speech signal is processed.
The workshop will comprise five oral sessions:
. Phonetic and phonological issues (role of long-domain phonetic
dependencies in word recognition and its implications for current
research in non-segmental phonology; abstractionist vs episodic models
of word recognition)
. Development (time course of speech perception in infants; structure
of infants' and children's word representations)
. Computational modelling (dynamics of information processing in
connectionist models of speech perception and word recognition)
. Cognitive and neural bases (cognitive/neural underpinnings of
temporal integration in speech perception; Auditory Scene Analysis and
speech perception)
. Pathology (relationships between temporal aspects of speech
perception and dyslexia)
Each session will include two or three invited papers, followed by
commentaries by designated discussants, and then open discussion. In
addition, there will be three poster sessions for contributed
papers. Only one session will be held at a time (no parallel
sessions).
TRIBUTE TO PETER JUSCZYK
Peter Jusczyk had kindly agreed to give an invited paper. A tribute
will be paid to him during the workshop.
CALL FOR POSTER COMMUNICATIONS
Poster papers are invited on the topics covered by the
workshop. Abstracts not exceeding 400 words must be submitted by 1
November 2001 by e-mail ([log in to unmask]) or in hard copy to the
following address:
ISCA Workshop on Speech Perception
Laboratoire Parole et Langage
Université de Provence
29, avenue Robert Schuman
13621 Aix-en-Provence
France
They will be selected by the Scientific Committee on the basis of
their scientific merit and relevance to the workshop. A booklet
containing the abstracts will be available at the start of the
workshop.
PUBLISHED PROCEEDINGS
We expect to publish the invited papers and discussions, together with
selected poster presentations. Oxford University Press and the Journal
of Phonetics have both expressed an interest. There will be no other
proceedings. In particular, camera-ready papers need not be produced
before the workshop, although invited papers will be circulated
beforehand to the designated discussants.
REGISTRATION
The fee includes registration, the welcome reception, lunch,
tea/coffee during breaks, the farewell dinner, the booklet with
abstracts, and an ISCA complimentary membership for non-ISCA
participants.
Status before 15/01/02 after 15/01/02
ISCA member 165 Euros 225 Euros
non-ISCA member 210 Euros 270 Euros
ISCA student 150 Euros 210 Euros
non-ISCA student 165 Euros 225 Euros
10 to 15 ISCA grants will be available for students and young
scientists. See www.isca-speech.org/grants.html for further
information. The workshop is also sponsored by the Groupe Francophone
de la Communication Parlée (http://www.gcfp.org), and young French-speaking
scientists may apply for a GFCP grant.
IMPORTANT DATES
01 Nov 2001: Submission of abstracts
15 Dec 2001: Notification of acceptance/rejection
8-10 Apr 2002: TIPS Workshop
NB: Speech Prosody 2002 will be held at Aix-en-Provence from 11 to 13
April 2002.
VENUE
The workshop will be held in the Maison Méditerranéenne des Sciences
Humaines. Facilities include a conference room and a cafeteria. The
MMSH is about 15 minutes away by bus from the city center.
ACCOMMODATION
A number of hotel rooms in Aix-en-Provence are available to the
participants at a 10% discount rate until mid-February 2002. Bookings
will be dealt with by the Aix Tourism Office.
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POSITIONS VACANT
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Rank of Job: Postdoctoral
Areas Required: Psycholinguistics, Cognitive neuroscience
Other Desired Areas: Language acquisition, Language disorders
University or Organization: University College London
Department: Centre for Developmental Language Disorders and Cognitive
Neuroscience, Department of Human Communication Science
State or Province: London
Country: UK
Final Date of Application: 12th October, 2001
Contact: Prof. Heather K. J. van der Lely [log in to unmask]
Address for Applications:
Chandler House, 2 Wakefield Street,
London
WC1N 1PF
UK
University College London
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH SCIENTIST
(FULL TIME)
Centre for Developmental Language Disorders
and Cognitive Neuroscience,
Department of Human Communication Science
A full time postdoctoral research scientist position is available from
February, 2001 at the new Centre for Developmental Language Disorders
and Cognitive Neuroscience.
The post holder will be asked to lead a component of an overall
research programme funded by the Wellcome Trust on the cognitive
function and structure of sentence processing in children with SLI and
children developing normally. The exact nature of the experiments will
partly depend on the research expertise of the successful applicant;
it could involve high-density ERP recordings, and/or psycholinguistic
investigations of sentence processing to elucidate the development of
specialised cognitive functions, such as grammar/the relations between
grammar and semantics and, generally, the underlying nature of
SLI. The ERP investigations will be carried out in collaboration with
Profs Angela Frederici (MPI for Cognitive Neuroscience, Leipzig), Mark
Johnson, and Gergely Csibra (Centre for Brain and Cognitive
Development, Birkbeck College) in whose centres training and support
will be provided.
Closing date: 12th October, 2001. Interviews October/November.
Informal inquiries: Prof. Heather van der Lely
([log in to unmask]). Please send CV, names and addresses of two
referees and samples of published work (e.g., 1-2 papers) to:
Centre for Developmental Language Disorders and Cognitive Neuroscience,
Dept of Human Communication Science,
UCL,
Chandler House, 2 Wakefield Street,
London, WC1N 1PF, UK.
Full details are available at
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/DLDCN
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Rank of Job: Assistant Professor
Areas Required: Phonology
Other Desired Areas: Phonetics, Linguistic Fieldwork and Cognitive
Science
University or Organization: University of British Columbia
Department: Linguistics
State or Province: British Columbia
Country: Canada
Final Date of Application: November 15, 2001
Contact: Douglas Pulleyblank [log in to unmask]
Address for Applications:
E270, 1866 Main Mall
Vancouver
B.C. V6T 1Z1
Canada
The Department of Linguistics at the University of British Columbia
invites applications for a tenure-track position in Phonology at the
rank of Assistant Professor to begin July 1, 2002. The successful
candidate should have a primary specialisation in current Phonological
Theory. A secondary research interest in Phonetics, Linguistic
Fieldwork or Cognitive Science would be an asset. Candidates should
hold a Ph.D. in linguistics, have a demonstrated potential for and a
strong commitment to research, as well as have the ability to teach a
variety of courses in linguistics at the graduate and undergraduate
levels. This position is subject to final budgetary approval. Please
send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, representative samples of
published or unpublished work, teaching evaluations (if available) and
any additional supporting documents to the address below before
November 15, 2001. In addition, applicants should arrange for at least
three letters of recommendation to be sent under separate cover to:
Dr. Douglas Pulleyblank
Chair, Search Committee
Department of Linguistics
E270-1866 Main Mall
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada V6T 1Z1
Email: [log in to unmask]
UBC hires on the basis of merit and is committed to employment equity.
We encourage all qualified persons to apply.
In accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, priority will be
given to Canadian Citizens and permanent residents of Canada.
Applications must identify citizenship and/or immigration status.
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Rank of Job: one open rank; one assistant professor
Areas Required: psycholinguistics/syntax/phonology
Other Desired Areas:
University or Organization: University of Delaware
Department: Linguistics
State or Province: DE
Country: USA
Final Date of Application: 11/1/01 or until filled
Contact: Peter Cole [log in to unmask]
Address for Applications:
46 E. Delware
Newark
DE 19716
USA
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE
Department of Linguistics
The Department of Linguistics and the Program in Cognitive Science at
the University of Delaware invite applications for two positions in
linguistics. Both positions are tenure-track: one is open rank and may
be tenured; the other is at the rank of Assistant Professor. The
Department is the academic home for the interdisciplinary Program in
Cognitive Science. Members are expected to have an interest in
linguistics viewed as a branch of cognitive science. An M.A. and Ph.D.
in Linguistics (40 students), undergraduate minors in Cognitive Science
and Linguistics, and undergraduate service courses in Cognitive Science
and Linguistics are offered. Successful candidates are expected to
teach both graduate and undergraduate courses and to take an active role
in mentoring graduate students.
Position 02F021 is in psycholinguistics/neurolinguistics/cognitive
neuroscience. The ideal candidate for this position has a record of
applying experimental methods to issues in theoretical linguistics.
Position 02F022 is in formal syntax or phonology. In addition to
theoretical interests, research on a non-Indo European language is
desirable.
Requirements: Ph.D. at time of assumption of duties. A
well-articulated research program and publications appropriate for the
rank applied for is expected. Applicants for appointment at the rank of
Professor should have a distinguished international reputation in
research and teaching. Salary and startup will be competitive and
commensurate with rank. For further information about the department,
see the departmental website www.ling.udel.edu/ling/index.html, or
contact Peter Cole ([log in to unmask]), the chair of the search committee.
CONTACT: Send a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, copies of
publications, and at least three letters of reference to
Search Committee in Linguistics
Department of Linguistics
46 E. Delaware Ave.
Newark, DE 19716, USA
Evaluation of applications will begin November 1, 2001 and fullest
consideration will be given to applications received by that date. The
curriculum vitae and letters of reference will be shared with
departmental faculty. The UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE is an Equal Opportunity
Employer which encourages applications from minority group members and
women.
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Linguistics Department
Simon Fraser University
Position Announcement
Phonologist
Applications are being accepted for a tenure-track position in Linguistics
starting September 1, 2002. This position is subject to budgetary approval.
The appointment will be made at the assistant professor rank. The successful
applicant will bring a specialization in theoretical phonology, particularly
in optimality theory. The individual will teach phonology at both the
undergraduate and graduate level and will be expected to contribute to other
areas of Department teaching.
Further details about the Department can be found at:
http://www.sfu.ca/linguistics/.
Candidates should hold a PhD in linguistics with a specialization in
phonology and be able to demonstrate teaching ablility. Interested applicants
are invited to send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, the names of
at least three referees and sample publications by October 31, 2001 to:
Dr. Z. McRobbie, Chair, Department of Linguistics, 8888 University
Dr., Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada V5A 1S6 Phone: (604)
291-3554, fax (604) 291-5659, email: [log in to unmask]
In accordance with Canada Immigration requirements, this advertisement
is directed to Canadian citizens and permanent residents. SFU offers
equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants.
Zita McRobbie
Associate Professor
Department of Linguistics
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, B.C. V5A 1S6. Canada.
ph.: (604) 291-5782
FAX: (604) 291-5659
http://www.sfu.ca/~mcrobbie
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PENN STATE, DEPT. OF SPANISH, ITALIAN & PORTUGUESE
Spanish linguistics, to begin August 2002. Rank open; tenure-track or
tenured, depending on qualifications. Primary specialization in
phonology/phonetics preferred; sociolinguistics, morphology, and/or
acquisition also desirable. Minimum qualifications include Ph. D. in
hand at time of appointment, native or near-native proficiency in
Spanish and English, evidence of excellence in teaching, and strong
commitment to research scholarship. Responsibilities include
supervising graduate student research and teaching graduate seminars
and undergraduate courses. Possibility of participating in the
interdisciplinary program in Linguistics and Applied Language
Studies. Send complete dossier, including at least 3 letters of
recommendation, to John M. Lipski, Head, Dept. of Spanish, Italian and
Portuguese, N352 Burrowes Building, Box A, The Pennsylvania State
University, University Park, PA 16802. Applications received by
November 1, 2001 will be assured of consideration. However,
applications will be considered until the position is filled. AA/EOE.
Almeida Jacqueline Toribio
Graduate Officer
Associate Professor of Linguistics
Department of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, Pennsylvania 16802-6203
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Department of Phonetics and Linguistics, University College London.
3 Research Positions
Synthetic talking face controlled by speech (2 posts)
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This project, with partners in Sweden, the Netherlands and the UK aims to
provide hearing-impaired people with lipreading cues derived from acoustic
speech. Posts are available for a Researcher (ref. 1) with skills in speech
perception and a Research Fellow (ref. 2) with experience in speech recognition.
The Researcher post is 0.8 FTE with a starting salary of GBP 21,620 pro
rata and is available from 1 November 2001 to 30 September 2004.
The Research Fellow post has a starting salary (GBP) from 21,620 to 26,327 p.a.
depending on qualifications. This full-time post is for between 18 to 24 months
depending on the salary awarded.
Use of auditory-visual speech in 2nd language training
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This EPSRC-funded post (ref. 3) is available for 20 months. The main
responsibility will be to carry out trials of a computer-based training
system for Spanish learners of English. A background in speech perception
and in phonetics or phonology at Master's or PhD level is essential.
Conversational Spanish is desirable.
Starting salary (GBP) between 21,620 and 26,327 p.a.
Send requests for further information and applications including the names
of two academic referees and a CV to Dr A Faulkner, Department of Phonetics and
Linguistics, 4 Stephenson Way, LONDON NW1 2HE
(or email to [log in to unmask]).
Tel. 020 7679 7408/7401.
Closing dates are 15 October 2001 for post 1 and 31 October 2001 for posts
2 and 3. Salaries are inclusion of London Allowance.(currently 2134 GBP pa)
Further particulars can be found at http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/jobs/
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University or Organization: Cornell Univeristy
Rank of Job: Post Doc
Specialty Areas Required: General Linguistics
Required Language(s):
Description:
The Department of Linguistics welcomes applications from candidates in
any area of linguistics. Ph.D. must have been received after
September, 1996, or by June 30, 2002 (such applicants must include a
letter of confirmation). Stipend: $34,000. Fellowships are limited
to U.S. or Canadian citizens, or those with permanent U.S. residency
cards. For more information and application, contact either the
Dept. of Linguistics ([log in to unmask]) or the Mellon Postdoctoral
Fellowships Program ([log in to unmask]) at Cornell. All
application materials (including letters of recommendation) must be
postmarked on or before January 3, 2002. No faxed applications.
Awards will be announced in February, 2002.
Address for Applications:
Attn: Mr. Program Administrator
Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships
Cornell Univeristy
A.D. White House
27 East Ave.
Ithaca, NY 14853-1101
United States
Position is open until filled.
For more information, contact:
Mr. Society for the Humanities.
Email: [log in to unmask]
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Rank of Job: Assistant Professor
Areas Required: acoustics, acoustic analysis of speech
Other Desired Areas: speech perception
University or Organization: Purdue University
Department: Audiology & Speech Sciences
State or Province: Indiana
Country: USA
Final Date of Application: Dec. 3, 2001 or until filled
Contact: Jackson T. Gandour [log in to unmask]
Address for Applications:
1353 Heavilon Hall
West Lafayette
Indiana 47907-1353
USA
Assistant Professor position available in Speech Science; Department of
Audiology and Speech Sciences; Purdue University; West Lafayette, IN
47907-1353. This position is a tenure track 10-month position available
Fall 2002. Ph.D. required. Teaching duties include teaching
undergraduate and graduate courses in acoustics, acoustic analysis of
speech, and speech perception. Successful candidate is expected to
pursue an active research program in an area related to normal and/or
disordered speech/hearing processes. To be assured of full
consideration, applications should be received by December 3, 2001.
However, applications will continue to be accepted until the position is
filled. A curriculum vitae, letter of application, selected
publications/papers, and three letters of recommendation that address
the candidate's potential abilities in both teaching and research
should be sent to: Jackson T. Gandour, Ph.D., Chair, Search Committee,
Department of Audiology and Speech Sciences, Heavilon Hall, Purdue
University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-1353. E-mail correspondence should
be directed to: [log in to unmask] Purdue is an equal access/equal
opportunity/affirmative action employer fully committed to achieving a
diverse workforce. http://www.sla.purdue.edu/academic/aus/
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FACULTY POSITION IN THE INSTITUTE OF COGNITIVE SCIENCE. The Institute
of Cognitive Science at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette
invites applications for a tenure-track faculty appointment for the
Fall of 2002. The appointment will be made at the associate professor
or senior assistant professor level. The Institute of Cognitive
Science is a graduate unit offering a Ph.D. program in cognitive
science. Focus areas of the program are in cognitive processes,
comparative cognition, cognitive development, computational models of
mind, cognitive neuroscience, and linguistic/psycholinguistic
processes.
Applicants should hold a Ph.D. in cognitive science, psychology, or a
related discipline, and must exhibit evidence of a productive research
program. Please send a curriculum vitae, selected reprints, and at
least three letters of reference to Subrata Dasgupta, Institute of
Cognitive Science, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, P.O. Drawer
43772, Lafayette, LA 70504-3772. Formal review of applications will
commence December 1, 2001, but applications will be accepted until the
position is filled.
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is an equal
opportunity/affirmative action employee.
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Phonology opening at Boston University
Boston University anticipates a tenure-track position in linguistics,
beginning September 2002, for an Assistant or Associate Professor
with a specialization in phonology and the ability to teach courses
in phonetics, phonology, morphology, and semantics.
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Applicants should have a strong background in linguistic theory,
a broad range of interests, demonstrated teaching ability, and
commitment to undergraduate and graduate teaching. Ph.D. in hand
required.
Send complete dossier--including letter of application, c.v., three
letters of reference, and sample publications (as well as documentation
of teaching ability, if available)--by mail, to arrive no later than
November 21, 2001, to:
Prof. Carol Neidle
Chair, Linguistics Search Committee
Boston University, Department of Modern Foreign Languages
and Literatures
718 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
IMPORTANT: Please DO NOT SEND any application materials electronically.
However, advance copies of letters of reference may be sent via e-mail
(text, Word, or pdf) or fax, with hard copies to follow.
Further information about this position is available from
http://www.bu.edu/linguistics/UG/jobs.html . AA/EOE.
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Dear Phoneticians:
The following job isn't very phonetic in its orientation (though it would
expose anyone to a great deal of spoken material), but it might just
interest someone out there. Please feel free to pass this information on
to any relevant parties: further information is available from me or from
John Kirk in Queen's University. Note that the closing date is fairly soon
-- we are anxious to get moving!
Jeff Kallen
Trinity College Dublin
QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST SCHOOL OF ENGLISH
Ref. 01/F712B: AHRB-Funded Research Assistants
The Sociolinguistics of Standardisation of English in Ireland
£17,451 to £19,488
AHRB-funded Research Assistants
Ref: 01/F712B School of English
Following the award of a substantial AHRB research grant, two posts are
available for two years to assist with an investigation of Standard English
in Ireland, North and South, through the creation of a machine-readable
corpus of spoken and written texts, and through the preparation of related
monographs and CD-ROM for publication, under the joint direction of Dr.
John Kirk and Dr Jeffrey Kallen.
Applicants must have a university degree and the ability to transcribe
spoken English. A relevant postgraduate degree, substantial experience in
transcribing spoken English, fieldwork experience using tape-recorders and
IT experience are desirable.
Commencing salary range: £17,451 - £19,488 per annum. Closing date: 5.00
p.m. Friday 12 October 2001.
Applicants, quoting reference number, may obtain further particulars from
the address below.
The University is committed to equal opportunities and to selection on
merit. It therefore welcomes applications from all sections of society.
Fixed term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first
instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent
subject to availability of funding.
Queen's University Belfast Personnel Department Belfast, BT7 1NN. Tel: (028)
90273044 or (028) 90273854 (answering machine) or Fax (028) 90324944 or
e-mail on [log in to unmask] Queen's University Belfast
Background
The International Corpus of English Project has as its primary aim the
facilitation of comparative studies between national varieties of English.
It will also be concerned with reconciling the hypothesis of invariance
which characterises national standard Englishes with national standardised
varieties which are demonstrably inherently different. Ireland, North and
South, is one of these national varieties.
In furtherance of these aims, in some 18 countries worldwide, research
teams are assembling computer corpora consisting of 500 samples of English
for a total of one million words. The national components follow the same
design and protocols. For Ireland, as with many countries, this will be the
first systematic investigation of the national variety across speech and
writing, and within speech of what is predominately educated speech in
private, in public, or in broadcasting.
The data derived from the ICE-Ireland computer corpus will provide the
basis for research into syntax, morphology, vocabulary and discourse, and
for interpretive studies of the processes of standardisation within Ireland
and of popular ideologies about language. In addition, sound recordings
will be linked to transcriptions for the creation of a sampler CD-ROM as a
resource for research into phonetics and phonology. The variation within
and across components will be used.
The job
The successful candidates will be expected to undertake the following
duties under the direction of Dr John Kirk and Dr Jeffrey Kallen (Trinity
College Dublin).
Checking for accuracy all spoken and written corpus texts so far
transcribed, computerized and appropriately marked-up according to ICE
protocols and AHDS guidelines
Recording of uncollected spoken text types ab initio and selection of
appropriate corpus texts required by ICE protocols
Selection of appropriate texts from existing unanalysed audio- and
video-recordings
Orthographic transcription of audio- and video-recordings
Collection of uncollected written texts required by ICE protocols
Selection of appropriate corpus texts from existing unanalysed written texts
Scanning or keyboarding, editing, correcting and marking-up of written
texts according to ICE protocols and AHDS guidelines
Creation of database of header information according to ICE protocols
Checking for accuracy and consistency the entire in-text annotation and mark-up
Administration of copyright clearance
Data processing, analysis and interpretation as required for the project's
main outcomes:
The ICE-Ireland handbook,
a sociolinguistic study of standardization processes,
a study of popular ideologies about Standard English
Day-to-day maintenance of databases, files, backup, and organization.
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Rank of Job: Assistant Professor
Areas Required: Phonetics/Phonology
Other Desired Areas: computer analysis
University or Organization: University of Georgia
Department: English
State or Province: Georgia
Country: USA
Final Date of Application: November 5, 2001
Contact: William Provost [log in to unmask]
Address for Applications:
Linguistics Program, Gilbert Hall
Athens
GA 30602
USA
The Department of English and the Linguistics Program at the
University of Georgia seek to make a tenure-track Assistant Professor
appointment in the area of Phonetics and Phonology, to begin August
2002. The successful candidate must be able to teach undergraduate and
graduate courses in both theoretical phonology and in phonetics
(acoustical and articulatory/impressionistic). Practical experience
with computer analysis is strongly desired. Candidates must
demonstrate potential as outstanding teachers and scholars, and must
have the PHD in hand before beginning the appointment. Interviews will
be scheduled at LSA, and potentially at MLA as well.
The University of Georgia Department of English has 45 tenured or
tenure track faculty members, many of them specialists in Linguistics
and/or English Language Studies. Linguistics is an interdepartmental
Program, offering degrees at all levels, with 32 affiliated faculty
members whose home departments reach widely across the university.
Please direct a letter of application and cv to William Provost,
Director, Linguistics Program, Gilbert Hall, University of Georgia,
Athens, GA 30602. Applications must be postmarked by November 5, 2001
to receive full consideration. Letters of recommendation and writing
samples will be requested later from selected applicants. We encourage
applications from women and minorities. The University of Georgia is
an AA/EEO institution.
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Phonetics CD
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An Interactive Introduction to Phonetics
Phonetics: An Interactive Introduction is a multimedia program which
provides resources that will facilitate the teaching and learning of
phonetics.
With this program you can explore ideas in these modules:
* Vocal tract: click on parts of the vocal tract to learn about their
role in articulation.
* Speech sounds: click on buttons to play speech sounds and associate
them with their IPA symbol.
* Airstream mechanisms: learn about different ways that air can be
made to move in order to produce speech sounds.
* Phonation modes: see the vocal folds in action, and discover how
different settings produce different voice qualities.
* Acoustic analysis: discover ways to analyse speech acoustically.
* Self Testing Exercises: also exercises in all modules so you can
assess your learning!
You might find this CD a grreat resource for your students to
practice their phonetics between classes. Or you might like to use it
projected in your lectures to visually demonstrate aspects of
articulation.
Availability
Available on dual-platform CD-ROM, offering equal access to both
Windows and Macintosh users. The minimum system requirements are
given below - check with your dealer if you need advice.
For Macintosh: For Windows:
System 7.5.1 or later Windows 95/98/NT4
68040 or faster processor Pentium processor or equivalent
2 x Speed CD-ROM drive 2 x Speed CD-ROM drive
12 meg physical RAM (free) 12 meg physical RAM (free)
800x 600 8 bit colour display 800x 600 8 bit colour display
Animations:
Uses computer animations to demonstrate a variety of processes, such
as eggresive airflow, the 'mucosal wave' action of the vocal folds,
the production of clicks, and speech using esophageal air.
Movies:
Includes endoscopic film of the vocal folds. You can play movies to
see how finetuning the vocal folds creates different voice qualities.
Price:
Student: AUD$54.77 US$28.00
Institution: AUD$98.63 US$50.00
Multiple copies
UNE does not offer a supported site license arrangement. However we
have made arrangements with many universities whereby if they
purchase 5 Institutional copies, we provide them with authorisation
to load those 5 copies onto up to 20 laboratory computers. If you
wish to pursue some such arrangement - contact Nicholas Reid on
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Check out more information about the CD at
ttp://www.une.edu.au/tlc/phon.htm
How to order:
This CD is distributed through The Coop Bookshop of the University of
New England, Australia. You can order the CD through them by email,
or completimg a web form, or you can print off the details below as a
proforma and fax or post them to the bookshop.
* order by phone or email
Ph: +61 [0]2 6772 2632
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* place your order via the World Wide Web at;
http://www.coop-bookshop.com.au
[Search hint: Click on 'Book Search', then in the search prompt box,
enter 'Title contains all the words Phonetics' (line 1). and 'Author
contains all the words Reid' (line 2)].
* fax details to Fax: +61 2 6771 2040
or post them to:
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PO Box U7 Armidale NSW 2351
Australia
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